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Golf helps drive Vietnam's economic modernization.

…apesar disto…
When Hanoi opened its door to global capitalism in 1988, the Communist party frowned on golf as an irrelevant bourgeois indulgence. Today, the Communist elite has bestowed its blessing on the game as both symbol, and tool, of Vietnam's economic modernisation.

… e fieis ao livrinho continuam cegos que nem portas.
...when Vietnamese communists play golf "it's more a political mission" - as distinct from entertainment.


Nestas alturas, tenho duvidas que a actividade cerebral seja caracteristica de seres humanos. Mas pronto, como dizia o outro, pode ser que a Coreia do Norte seja uma democracia. Vale tudo.